Category Poetry

A Trade

A Trade by Max Vandersteen

Max Vandersteen is a retired pipefitter who took up writing poetry upon retirement to address social justice and environmental issues including those of the petrochemical industry in which he worked throughout his career. He has published 3 books: Iguanas of…

From My Window This Nest of Birds

From My Window This Nest of Birds by Darlene Witte

I began writing poetry when I was about 12 years old. Instinctively, from the beginning, I consciously tried to shape the flow of my words to match a sound I heard within, a vibration. I did not know what that inner sound was until…

Why Poetry?

A poem, for me, usually begins when a word or phrase comes to mind as I’m waking up in the morning. Before long a strong emotion trails behind, a shadow following the words. The emotion and words demand my attention.…